So, you're looking for a new Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). Maybe your Excel-based systems are creaking or you’ve recently had an external audit and the auditors strongly recommended that... read more →
With biobanks, their raison d'être is to help researchers to make scientific breakthroughs using their tissue samples and the associated data. The value of the tissue samples to researchers, however,... read more →
Text data that needs to be matched with pre-defined data sets is often seen as most challenging. But what about innocuous date and time fields – surely they can’t be... read more →
You have a data set and you know what your target LIMS system can import. So, how do you turn one into the other? It can be a real challenge... read more →
Imagine you need to import a data set into your Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS). Perhaps you’re taking on a new study and need the historic data or are merging... read more →
Whose job description includes “ensure that the data you use and record is of maximum quality”? Not many. However, it’s an absolute requirement of pretty much anybody in the modern... read more →
I was watching an excellent presentation by Prof Daniel Catchpool, the current president of ISBER, at the Europe Biobank Week 2020, and he raised this specific question in a very... read more →
No matter how large or small, no funder has unlimited finances. All funders have specific aims that they want to target to the best of their ability using their limited... read more →
Efficient and standardised business processes are fundamental to the effective running of a lab or biobank. That's why it's so important to have clearly documented Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Hopefully... read more →
Legislation in any well-functioning industry evolves over time. Life sciences and clinical research are no exception. Becoming aware of those changes in good time to meet regulatory compliance is your... read more →